Rahman v. Red Chili Indian Cafe, Inc.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:17-cv-05156
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Rahman v. Red Chili Indian Cafe, Judge Abrams entered a $169,673.10 judgment for Rahman and Shah, including damages, fees, and prejudgment interest.
Mahfujur Rahman and Liton Shah received the judgment; Red Chili Indian Cafe, Inc., Mohammed Mojnu Miah a/k/a Sheikh Mohammed Mojnu, and Noor Islam a/k/a Mohammed Harun Miah were held jointly and severally liable.
What happened
In Rahman v. Red Chili Indian Cafe, Inc., the court entered judgment for plaintiffs Mahfujur Rahman and Liton Shah against Red Chili Indian Cafe, Inc., Mohammed Mojnu Miah, and Noor Islam. The judgment states that it was based on the court’s March 31, 2025 order.
Rahman was awarded $38,880, plus $15,252 in prejudgment interest. Shah was awarded $66,472.50, plus $28,173.60 in prejudgment interest. The plaintiffs were also awarded $20,895 in attorneys’ fees. The defendants were held jointly and separately responsible for the total award of $169,673.10, consisting of $126,247.50 in damages and fees and $43,425.60 in prejudgment interest.
Judge Ronnie Abrams’s judgment also vacated the entry of default concerning the plaintiffs’ claims for statutory damages under the WTPA. Because the parties did not file written objections within the required period, the court stated that they waived and could not seek appellate review of the decision.
The detailed version
- Rahman v. Red Chili Indian Cafe, Inc. · No. 1:17-cv-05156
- Ronnie Abrams
- Mar. 31, 2025
Judgment
The court entered judgment for Mahfujur Rahman and Liton Shah against Red Chili Indian Cafe, Inc., Mohammed Mojnu Miah, also known as Sheikh Mohammed Mojnu, and Noor Islam, also known as Mohammed Harun Miah. The judgment says that its basis was the court’s order dated March 31, 2025; that underlying order is not included in the provided text.
Awards
Rahman was awarded $38,880, with prejudgment interest calculated at $4.65 per day from April 7, 2016, through the date judgment was entered. The judgment states that this interest totaled $15,252.
Shah was awarded $66,472.50, with prejudgment interest calculated at $8.19 per day from October 30, 2015, through the date judgment was entered. The judgment states that this interest totaled $28,173.60.
The plaintiffs were also awarded $20,895 in reasonable attorneys’ fees. The defendants were made jointly and severally liable, meaning each defendant could be responsible for the full award. The stated total was $126,247.50 in damages and fees, plus $43,425.60 in prejudgment interest, for a total of $169,673.10.
Other Rulings
The court vacated its entry of default as to the plaintiffs’ claims for statutory damages under the WTPA, the acronym used in the judgment. The provided text does not explain the statute’s full name or the specific reason for vacating that entry.
The judgment also states that the parties’ failure to file written objections within the allowed period, after Judge Moses warned that such failure would prevent appellate review, operated as a waiver and precluded appellate review of the decision.
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